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WEEK IN REVIEW: Trump and Xi Discuss Iran and Taiwan

Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin spoke via video call on Wednesday ahead of the Ukraine war’s fourth anniversary. They praised their “no-limits” strategic partnership and vowed to deepen ties in energy and trade. Xi urged crafting a “grand plan” for expanded cooperation, and Putin accepted an invitation ...
The Asia-Pacific’s New Oil Order
A pedestrian reads a sign at a petrol station in Tacloban City, Leyte province, central Philippines on March 30, 2026. Photo by MARLON TANO / AFP
In response to Iran’s partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the United States has begun implementing a counter-blockade—leveraging naval patrols, sanctions enforcement, and selective interdictions to constrain Iranian oil exports and raise the costs of Tehran’s strategy. Rather than restoring stability, however, this tit-for-tat dynamic is accelerating fragmentation in global ...

WEEK IN REVIEW: Trump and Xi Discuss Iran and Taiwan

Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin spoke via video call on Wednesday ahead of the Ukraine war’s fourth anniversary. They praised their “no-limits” strategic partnership and vowed to deepen ties in energy and trade. Xi urged crafting a “grand plan” for expanded cooperation, and Putin accepted an invitation ...
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